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Kevin Hartnett

Kevin Hartnett

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geometry

Random Surfaces Hide an Intricate Order

By Kevin Hartnett
July 2, 2019
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Mathematicians have proved that a random process applied to a random surface will yield consistent patterns.

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Abstractions blog

A New Law to Describe Quantum Computing’s Rise?

By Kevin Hartnett
June 18, 2019
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Neven’s law states that quantum computers are improving at a “doubly exponential” rate. If it holds, quantum supremacy is around the corner.

Q&A

A Mathematician Whose Only Constant Is Change

By Kevin Hartnett
June 13, 2019
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Amie Wilkinson searches for exotic examples of the mathematical structures that describe change.

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quantum information theory

Computer Scientists Expand the Frontier of Verifiable Knowledge

By Kevin Hartnett
May 23, 2019
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The universe of problems that a computer can check has grown. The researchers’ secret ingredient? Quantum entanglement.

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Universal Pattern Explains Why Materials Conduct

By Kevin Hartnett
May 6, 2019
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Mathematicians have found that materials conduct electricity when electrons follow a universal mathematical pattern.

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Abstractions blog

A New Approach to Multiplication Opens the Door to Better Quantum Computers

By Kevin Hartnett
April 24, 2019
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Quantum computers can’t selectively forget information. A new algorithm for multiplication shows a way around that problem.

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number theory

Mathematicians Discover the Perfect Way to Multiply

By Kevin Hartnett
April 11, 2019
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By chopping up large numbers into smaller ones, researchers have rewritten a fundamental mathematical speed limit.

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Cryptography That Is Provably Secure

By Kevin Hartnett
April 2, 2019
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Researchers have just released hacker-proof cryptographic code — programs with the same level of invincibility as a mathematical proof.

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Abstractions blog

In Quantum Games, There’s No Way to Play the Odds

By Kevin Hartnett
April 1, 2019
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These games combine quantum entanglement, infinity and impossible-to-calculate winning probabilities. But if researchers can crack them, they’ll reveal deep mathematical secrets.


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